“If you are a composer in this area, there are not a lot of opportunities to hear your music played,” says Conrad Kehn, founding director of the Playground Ensemble, a chamber group dedicated to modern music, especially by living composers. So in 2007, the act started the Colorado Composers Concert…
Anthony Jeselnik has made a career out of playing the asshole – and over the years, his comedy has only gotten darker. “I’ve spent the past two years looking for my ex-girlfriend’s killer,” Jeselnik says on his current album, Caligula. “But no one’ll do it.” In addition to his biting…
Ballet Ariel’s newest offering, The Birth of Rock and Roll, tells the story of a traveling musician. But rather than travel from town to town, this musician travels through time periods. “In each era, he changes into a different style of musician,” explains artistic director Ilena Norton. “Each of the…
An ’80s throwback dance party collides with fashion-forward style tonight at Paninaro Rewind, a couture showcase in an Italian-disco setting. Playing off Disko Paninaro, Tony P’s weekly Saturday-night shindig, Fashion Denver will bring the work of a dozen local designers directly to the dance floor. It will be the culmination…
In the last year, the Denver Art Museum’s taken us on a rollercoaster ride of exclusives and firsts, with the Yves Saint Laurent and van Gogh blockbusters at the forefront. And the thrills aren’t stopping any time soon: Next up is Georgia O’Keeffe, whose work — remarkably, given her stature…
Sisters on the Fly is one of those phenomena that make American life more interesting: It’s a colorful, nationwide group of women who like to get together for vintage-trailer retreats, decorating their Airstreams and canned-ham rolling houses with Americana murals and sharing such old-fashioned traditions as Dutch-oven cuisine. The latest…
When the clock strikes midnight in Colorado tonight, history will be made: For the first time, all committed couples will be able to apply for civil-union licenses. In celebration of this equitable landmark, One Colorado will be throwing a Civil Soirée to prepare for the historic moment. “We’re really excited…
Combining music and comedy is a juggling act that most event organizers would rather avoid. But the Greater Than Collective has tackled this cultural juggernaut head on — not only with its label (which includes bands and standups), but also with its monthly showcase, the Greater Than Social Club, at…
Beloved Denver comedian Mara Wiles has received a heartwarming amount of support from the local comedy community in the face of her battle with lupus. Leading up to her kidney transplant last month, several benefit performances raised funds to help cover her mounting medical bills — and while everyone is…
Dan Sperry is the darker kind of magician. The self-labeled “anti-conjuror” says his magic is meant to test the limits of his audience’s comfort zone — and Sperry’s Marilyn Manson/Edward Scissorhands look alone accomplishes that. But while his tricks sit on the edge of shocking, the illusionist says his goal…
Update: Congratulations to ilikecatsyep and mzamethystcrow! You’ve each won two marathon passes. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: Next Thursday, May 2, the Harkins theater in Northfield is celebrating the release of the third Iron Man movie with a Tony Stark-a-palooza — and we…
Update: Congratulations to colemarie22 and blair! You’ve each won two day passes to Loveland. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: While most of us are ready for spring to hit full bloom already, Mother Nature (and let’s face it, a few of our friends)…
Dreamer, doer and Westword Mastermind Brandi Shigley is at it again, this time pairing up with restaurateurTony Pasquini. This Saturday and Sunday, Pasquini’s Tony P’s will host Paninaro Rewind, Shigley’s fashionable take on the restaurant’s already popular Discko Paninaro, an ’80s throwback dance party with an Italian flair. “This isn’t…
#76: Sahar Pazirandeh Sahar Pazirandeh left Iran with her family in the late ’80s, when she was nine years old, in the wake of changes that followed the ancient nation’s Islamic revolution. She’d spent her early years in the grip of Iran’s new fundamentalist face; her own mother, a former…
A lot of comedy audiences have an Us vs. Them attitude regarding what standups to like; they feel they have to decide between David Cross or Larry The Cable Guy. And while this attitude would usually push comedian John Caparulo into the latter category (he’s critical of healthy eating and…
Holy opportunity, Batman! Just in time for the second Denver Comic Con, Westword will publish its first Comics issue on May 30, 2013 — and we want you to be a part of it. We’re accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who’d like to create a cartoon about life in…
#77: Mark McCoin Experimental musician and multimedia artist Mark McCoin has paid his dues many times over, contributing a free-thinking, collaborative style of creativity to the Front Range scene over three decades. He’s worked with a who’s-who of the local avant-garde, and in the last of those decades, he honed…
Employing the tactic now known as the House of Cards method (after the Netflix-produced Kevin Spacey drama), Amazon has bankrolled fourteen pilots for its new Prime Instant Video service, taking a seemingly democratic twist on the TV-industry convention of letting the public decide which series ascend into multi-episode Heaven, and…
Mother Nature had a little fun with Earth Day yesterday. As environmental and community groups organized an Earth Day celebration at the Wellington Webb Building in Civic Center yesterday, snow fell around the event, which had been set up inside for that very reason. Westword photographer Danielle Lirette stepped out…
I’m naive to a fault. Last week, when my car was hit for a third time in eighteen months (the second time it was creamed while parked in front of my house), I was naive enough to tell the insurance company the truth. They are now doing $2,700 worth of…
Unless you’re new to the Denver scene, you’ve probably had a hazy night in the RiNo district — seeing a show at the Meadowlark or the Larimer, getting a taco at a food truck, stopping outside MegaFauna to peer in at the locally-made clothing, prints and assorted sundries. MegaFauna owner…
Yesterday’s snow put a damper on Earth Day festivities and sent would-be cyclists back inside. And while they were there, one reader discovered Josiah Hesse’s screed from last summer on why cruiser bikes suck. He didn’t appreciate it. See also: – Cruiser bikes suck: They attract Philistines and ruin cycling…
